Touchscreen voting continues slide

U.S. states turn back to optical scanning machines.

Express mail kiosk reaches sixth airport

October 30, 2007

Government Technology: The Portland International Airport in Oregon recently became the sixth airport in the country to offer Mailsafe Express kiosks that…

Jail kiosks sentenced to Indiana prison

October 29, 2007

Kokomo Tribune: Inmates at the Howard County Criminal Justice Center have seen an increase in the commissary items they are able to purchase. Keefe Commissary…

Norway rolls out biometric security kiosks

October 28, 2007

Security Document World: Norway has rolled out 21 biometric kiosks as part of its biometric ePassport and visa pilot scheme. The kiosks, which have been…

Parent information kiosks piloted in England

October 18, 2007

(Cumbria, England) North-West Evening Mail: The Children's Information Service is working with Kiosks4Business to install parent-information kiosks at…

Cash-in at USPS kiosks

The Postal Service hopes a cash giveaway will draw attention to kiosks.   

DVD kiosk sparks controversy over R-rated movies

October 7, 2007

Afterdawn.com: A city councilman in Union City, Ind. wants to force the owner of a McDonald's franchise to either remove the Redbox DVD rental kiosk that sits…

Test for controversial Florida voting machines possible

October 4, 2007

Wired: The Government Accountability Office, which has been looking into what happened to about 18,000 votes in a controversial Florida election, released a…

GE Homeland Protection develops air passenger ID kiosk

October 1, 2007

CNNMoney.com: GE Homeland Protection Inc. has begun a development program designed to create an automated air passenger identification system potentially more…

It's back in line after one post office pulls kiosk

September 25, 2007

SALISBURY, Md.—Accustomed to bypassing the main U.S. Post Office's long waiting line, Suzi McKeen was dumbfounded to learn that her reliable Automated Postal…

Azerbaijan to install info kiosks for job seekers

September 23, 2007

APA: Azerbaijan's Labor and Social Protection Ministry will for the first time install informational kiosks in public areas that allow job seekers to have…

Race tracks install game kiosks

September 20, 2007

The Cincinnati Post: Horse racing tracks, handed a defeat last year on a ballot measure to allow slot machines at their parks, have begun installing kiosks…

No ATM in slot machine, but getting close

September 20, 2007

Las Vegas Sun: Nevada regulators don't allow slot machines that accept gamblers' debit cards, for fear the machines could quickly drain the gamblers' bank…

Kiosks, honor system to check library parking

September 19, 2007

Gazette.net: When library patrons were granted free parking privileges in Bethesda, Md., they soon found themselves competing for spots with folks trying to…

Kiosk uses ‘pupil-ometer' to test convicts for drugs

September 19, 2007

KHNL.com: Federal probation officers in Hawaii have another tool to keep tabs on felons out on probation. A kiosk equipped with a ‘pupil-ometer,' a…

Mail kiosk for air passengers with prohibited items in works

September 16, 2007

Chicago Tribune: The Transportation Security Administration is working with six airports to provide another option for harried travelers with prohibited…

Fort Wayne tourism agency deploys kiosk

September 11, 2007

WARSAW, Ind. — The Fort Wayne/Allen County Convention and Visitors Bureau has partnered with Video and Sound Productions to launch interactive kiosks that…

Paris self-service bike service sought by Chicago

September 11, 2007

PARIS — The United States' third-largest city, Chicago, may soon adopt a rent-a-bike scheme similar to the one launched this summer in Paris, Chicago Mayor…

Voters trust touchscreen voting, poll says

September 11, 2007

San Diego Union Tribune: Amid the ongoing controversy about the security of electronic-voting machines, the vast majority of California voters have some…

Pay-and-display parking kiosks debut

September 10, 2007

Sacramento (Calif.) Business Journal: The first 100 of 300 new pay-and-display parking kiosks have been deployed in downtown and midtown Sacramento, Calif.